A San Ysidro man who allegedly tried to smuggle 14 live toucans across the border while the birds were hidden inside his car ...

A toucan's beak has a rich supply of blood vessels running along its surface so the bird's bill is suited to act as a means of radiating heat to keep the core temperature of the body stable ...

Researchers say the toucan can use its beak to regulate its temperature. Thiago Filadelpho via Science. July 23, ... So they photographed the birds — which don't sweat — with heat-sensing cameras.

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to note that a toucan in Costa Rica that had part of its beak destroyed is getting a new one made from a 3-D printer.

The toucan beak isn’t just beautiful, it’s also an adjustable thermal radiator that the bird uses to warm and cool itself. Researchers have discovered that the toucan can heat and cool its ...

After the famous toucan received a prosthetic replacement, it's story has helped spark a national movement against harming animals in Costa Rica, where a new anti-abuse bill is also gaining traction.

A toucan can thank the marvels of 3-D printing for a life-changing procedure. It is not clear how the bird, named Tieta, lost the upper part of her beak, but veterinarians at a Brazilian wildlife ...

The newfound ancient bird had a beak similar to a modern toucan's. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Here's why: In modern birds, the skeleton underneath the beak is largely formed by a single bone.

Other birds eat fruit without using such a big beak, so I’d want to find fossil fruits similar to what the toucan eats before I’d settle on being frugivorous as the driver for the convergent ...

No one knows how or why someone cut off the beak of this toucan, but the bird arrived at the Zoo Ave Rescue Center in San Jose ... 3-D printing engineers designed a lightweight beak for the toucan.

People have created such beaks for eagles and penguins previously, but this may be the first one made for a toucan. More than $3,000 in crowdfunding has gone toward the care of the bird after the ...